Childhood Quote by Kate DiCamillo

I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

— Ann Beattie

The things that have always drawn me to the craft of writing is character, it's story, it's something that becomes like a pebble in…

— Khaled Hosseini

This strong sense of who I am that I've always had, since I was very young, is what makes me write.

— Quentin S. Crisp

Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you…

— Mini Grey

In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time.

— Kate Morton

When I was young, I wrote everything, and I thought I would be an all around writer, that I would write everything.

— Edward Hirsch

More than anything, I write about what I know. The experiences that I've had in my life and that we've all had collectively, that's…

— Andy Biersack

From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.

— Emeli Sande

Largely I write from life. ... I write from what happens to me. Mostly about love. People notice the other stuff more but I…

— David Crosby

I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic.

— Isabel Allende

Writing stretches me to my limits and affirms my potential, all while making me aware of my flaws, my mortality, and how much more…

— Kit Williamson

Everything that I write, I somehow tie it back into who I am and how I grew up.

— Jimmie Allen